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Treadmill deck and kit

Pending Publication Date: 2022-07-07
CRISP CHARLES EDWARD DELVES
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The invention is a treadmill deck that adjusts the angle of the feet during gait to improve posture. It can be shaped to correct different postural weaknesses. The deck has an uneven or sloped surface to promote the use of muscles that are normally used less when walking on a flat surface. The exercise board also has foot strike and take-off areas for training, and may be lightweight for portability. This allows the board to be easily transported for use on its own or with a treadmill at another location.

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The shapes of the upper surface of the deck challenges the arches in the foot during both suspension and propulsion stages.

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[0123]Referring firstly to FIG. 1A, a treadmill deck (or board) is indicated generally at 10. The deck 10 is adapted to fit under a treadmill belt (not shown). The deck 10 can constructed of any suitable material. For example, the deck may be made of MDF or preferably plyboard, or a dense foam-based material (particularly for running) such as high density foam, or another material, such as a composite material, that may for example be moulded into shape. Using a foam-based material reduces heating of the treadmill belt during use. In this embodiment, the deck 10 may have a length and width corresponding to the length and width of the upper surface of a treadmill belt. In some other embodiments, the deck may be about 400 mm wide. Most treadmill belts are about 500 mm wide, so this provides 50 mm on either side as space for retrofitting and may contribute to belt stability when passing over the deck 10.

[0124]In this embodiment, the deck 10 is substantially symmetric about a central ve...

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Abstract

There is provided a treadmill deck (10) for supporting at least part of a treadmill belt, the deck (10) including a foot strike area (12) disposed towards one end of the deck, and a foot take-off area (14) disposed towards another end of the deck, an upper surface of one of the areas including: a lateral inward or outward slope, which provides a lateral gradient across at least part of the area (12, 14), and an upper surface of the other of the areas (14, 12) including one of: a laterally horizontal surface or a lateral inward or outward slope, which provides a lateral gradient across at least part of that other area (14, 12).

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[0001]The present invention relates to a treadmill deck for supporting a treadmill belt, and to a kit comprising a retrofittable treadmill deck for replacing or modifying an existing treadmill deck in a treadmill.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002]Different people have different postures whilst walking. In general, there is often an postural imbalance or deficiency of some sort. Imbalanced posture can result from weaknesses in certain muscles or another issue in the feet (such as in the arches), legs, hips or elsewhere, or as a result of an injury, amongst other things. Postural imbalance can result in joint pain or back pain, for example, as some parts of the body are used to compensate for issues in other parts.[0003]Compensating for a postural imbalance whilst walking or running may be painful or cause undue stress to certain muscles, potentially leading to or exacerbating an injury. Over time, the effects may be seen as uneven wear on a shoe sole, for example. However, incremental...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B22/02A63B22/00
CPCA63B22/0285A63B26/003A63B22/0015A63B22/0023A63B22/02A63B22/16A63B2022/0094A63B2022/0092A63B21/00047A63B23/0464A63B69/0028
Inventor CRISP, CHARLES EDWARD DELVES
Owner CRISP CHARLES EDWARD DELVES
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